MANCHESTER Airport report that all flights to North America have been cancelled.

MANCHESTER Airport report that all flights to North America have been cancelled.

Fifteen flights scheduled since the attacks in the USA have all been cancelled - 10 to the USA, three to Canada and one each to Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

At present, no flights are allowed anywhere in the USA.

A Manchester Airport official said they are unsure when the trans-Atlantic flights will be travelling to North America.

Travellers due to fly to the US and Canada are now advised to contact the airline or travel company concerned for more details.

Meanwhile other flights will go ahead as normal but passengers are being urged to take extra care with baggage and not to leave anything unattended.

Books of condolence have been opened in towns and cities across the north west, mainly in local town halls, and people are invited to sign them and send a message of sympathy to the people of the United States.